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In this week's program: The FCC formally asks for public feedback on how to revise its media ownership rules. Lawsuits alleging telecom complicity in government surveillance proliferate. And a roundup of developments on the propaganda front, both at home and abroad.

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July 27, 2006
Genie and the Poets of the New Century

Dave's live guest:
Genie backs up Dave as he reads poems from "Poets of the New Century"
We also introduce the new album from Michael Franti & Spearhead "Yell Fire"

- Live improve from Genie's album 'Rebel Music'
- Bob Marley's - "Crazy Bald Heads"
- Sade's - "Sweetest Taboo"

thegeniemusic.com
genie@thegeniemusic.com

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It's getting so a guy can't even "sit on his porch and drink a cold brew" after a-long-days-work,,,,

WITH-OUT SOME KIND OF ASSHOLE DECLAIRING THAT "YOUR STREET", HAS BECOME A MILITARY ZONE...!

.... . (what's up with that)...?

It's getting so a guy can't even streach his legs,

on his own frount porch (apt etc..),

with-out some kind of asshole

parking his army-tank on your frount lawn,,,

and HE declairs your street is closed
because it's become some kind of a "MILITARY-ZONE"...!

----- Call my mom -------

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Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Thursday July 27th, 2006

Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli military helicopter fire in Gaza City as the Israel army maintains its attacks in both the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. At the same time, the Israeli air bombardment of Southern Lebanon continues Thursday. Meanwhile the Israeli cabinet made it clear that air attacks on Lebanon are going to intensify.

These stories and more coming up.

Gaza Update

This is a summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 26 July 2006, 2mins, english

PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

http://www.pchrgaza.org

Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No. 29/2006

20- 26 July 2006

from RTÉ Radio

mp3 links to be posted at

Not Guilty. The Pitstop Ploughshares All Acquitted on All Charges
http://indymedia.ie/article/77460

audio recorded from
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/

1) Sinn Fein proposes Ploughshares be given 'Freedom of the City' of Dublin
2) Ploughshares Damien Moran debates idiot Pastor about the War
3) US Vet Joshua explains what he did in Abu Ghreib